All salaried
academic positions which are 50% FTE or greater must be posted, i.e.,
a public announcement of a search for qualified applicants must be made.
The postings can be as simple as giving notice in the unit where the position is
assigned or as demanding as a nationwide search. In most instances, a
full search, employing advertisement(s) in national or regional newspapers and
journals will be required. All documentation regarding the search should
be kept on file for at least two years.

The
following instructional and non-instructional positions are subject to the
policies and procedures. A more complete discussion of the various
categories of academic appointments can be found in the Indiana University
Academic Handbook.

Tenured or Tenure Track (FT1-FT3) Full time tenured
or tenured-probationary academic appointments in the ranks of professor,
associate professor, assistant professor, and in several distinguished ranks.
The rank of initial appointment is determined by such factors as teaching,
research, other relevant experience, public service and degrees held.

Librarian (LT1-LT3) Full time
librarians are appointed in ranks analogous to and modeled of faculty ranks. These are
librarian, associate librarian, and assistant librarian. The status of
librarians holding titles under this rank system is closely analogous to that of
full time faculty. The rank of the initial appointment is determined by
such factors as professional activities, experience, and degrees held.

Clinical positions with the rank of Professor through Lecturer
(FC1-FC5) The prefix
“clinical” is used for appointees holding the rank of lecturer through professor
whose primary duties involve teaching students and residents, and
providing professional service in the clinical setting.

Appointments at the rank of Lecturer, Trustee Lecturer, Sr.
Lecturer (FL5-FLS) At the entry
level, lecturers will have completed an appropriate advanced degree or have the
appropriate credentials as determined by the hiring department.
Lecturers may have organizational and oversight responsibility for the courses
in which they teach. They will also perform service for the department
or school. It is expected
that the conversion of part-time lecturers or new hires at the rank of trustee
lecturer and senior lecturer are individuals who will make a significant
contribution to undergraduate retention through effective student learning.
Promotion to
senior lecturer is based on continued improvement in and demonstration of
excellence in teaching, with at least satisfactory performance in service.
Senior lecturers are expected to provide leadership in teaching and
to contribute to course and curriculum development. They may oversee and
provide mentoring for full and part-time non-tenure track faculty.

Academic Specialist (UAS) This
classification was established for individuals who do not routinely offer
courses for credit or act as principal investigators but who hold positions with
responsibilities that require them to be accountable to an academic officer. The focus of such
positions should be on duties that support the academic mission of the
university. Examples of responsibilities are: academic advising;
coordinators of curricula; coordinator of AI’s; editors of journals; curators,
counselors and program coordinators.

Senior, Associate, Assistant Research Professor (RS1-RS3)
These
appointments, as is the case with scientist/scholar appointments, will advance
through the established promotion process based on the research expectations
already stipulated for
other classifications, including the scientist/scholar classification.
Advancement must be based on excellence in research; teaching will not be an
expectation, and if persons holding titles as research professors wish to teach,
they must also qualify for an appropriate part-time or adjunct position that is
approved for teaching.

Research Associate (RSS) The title of
research associate is limited to those research personnel who are not qualified
for a research rank butwhose positions call for full-time research under the
supervision of a faculty member or a person holding a research rank.